Leo felt caught in a trap of his own making he even went out of his way to walk into to be risking extreme amounts of extra duty or even expulsion from the academy to do so. Everyone's eyes including those of the children and their unseen guardians in the case of the girls were locked onto him.
If he didn't ask now after what Rena said and after he confirmed to essentially everyone that at least had a vague idea about what tradition Zeph and Naamah referred to that a diamond was already in Slania's possession, he wouldn't have the right to ever ask that question.
"Roar!"
"Hisssss!!!!"
Leo's loud roar that was supposed to help him show how brave, strong, and courageous he was only earned him the dissatisfaction of Baby, and other members of the vlasordon pack that were all guarding the eggs of Emera and Fraya with their hissing being a clear sign that he should keep it down if he knew what was good for him.
